Maintenance/Custodial Worker (Part-Time) in Glasgow

Location: New Glasgow, NS

Employment Type: Part-time

Job Type: On-site

Headquartered in New Glasgow, NS, Crombie is an integrity-driven, caring, and purpose-built organization. Here are a few reasons why we all love where we work:

• An on-site fitness facility, or subsidised fitness centre memberships;
• Professional development programmes to help you grow and succeed;
• A strong, diverse culture that promotes thought leadership and interdepartmental collaboration.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Crombie values diversity and is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and collaborative culture that is free of barriers, increases equity, and drives stronger business results. We encourage and invite candidates to self-identify on your resume if you are a member from one of the following groups: Members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, women, and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. If you require accommodations during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you by contacting us at talent@crombie.ca.

Position Summary: Based in New Glasgow, NS, the Maintenance/Custodial Worker is responsible for representing the organization with respect to the efficient and effective maintenance and service of assigned properties. Additional duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing excellent customer service, addressing tenant concerns and working with tenants and members of the public in a positive and respectful manner.
• Day-to-day operations, service and maintenance of all areas of the site and surrounding properties both internally and externally.
• Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks, doorways and canopies using shovels, snow blowers and/or small tractor. Salting of walkways and parking areas as required.
• Lawn cutting and landscape maintenance using gas trimmer, whipper snipper, rake, push mower and ride on mower. Plant, water and tend to flowers, shrubs and beds. Rake and bag leaves. Shovel gravel.
• Inside and outside duties such as: Painting, cold patching holes in the parking areas, vacuuming, assembling and taking down seasonal décor, clearing roof drains and catch basins, monitoring building systems, pressure washing, cleaning maintenance equipment, cleaning and garbage removal.
• Washing windows, interior walls and ceilings, cleaning and disinfecting bathrooms and fixtures, sweeping, mopping, scrubbing (using walk behind cleaning unit), emptying trash cans and other waste containers.
• Effectively communicating issues to the Property/Operations Manager and/or Maintenance Supervisor.
• Meeting with contractors for service calls, providing supervised access to mechanical rooms if required.
• Performing monthly water meter readings and monthly property tenant inspections at sites where required.
• Monitoring contractors to ensure duties are performed properly and communicating issues to Maintenance Supervisor for resolution.
• Understanding the importance of safety in the workplace and following all health and safety procedures.
• Responding to emergency situations, including but not limited to fire alarms, security issues, floods, vehicular and pedestrian accidents.
• Engaging across all levels of the organization to create and promote a safe and respectful work environment.
• Other special projects and tasks as assigned.

The profile we are looking for:

• 1-2 years of maintenance-related experience.
• Knowledge of building operations is considered an asset.
• Valid driver’s licence with a clean drivers record.
• Strong communication, time management and organisational skills.
• Dedication to the safety and security of our customers, tenants and fellow employees.
• Clear criminal record check.
• Capability to meet the role’s medium physical demand level – lifting and/or carrying: occasional 26-50 pounds; frequent 11-25 pounds, and constantly 1-10 pounds.
• At times, work may involve working with heights on a ladder or roof.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a cover letter and resume. Crombie offers competitive compensation packages tailored to each role. Specific compensation details will be discussed with selected candidates during the recruitment process. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Crombie thanks all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Notice to Recruitment Agencies: Crombie does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment or staffing agencies and will not pay fees for such submissions. Unsolicited resumes or candidate introductions will be considered the property of Crombie.